Divorce Law Journal

Recent Posts from Divorce Law Journal

• Atkisson v. Atkisson, Ky COA, Marital and Nonmarital Property, Fees, Temporary Maintenance, Garnishment and Judgment Lien

  Atkisson v. Attkisson and Atkisson v. Atkisson (consolidated appeals, separate opinions) ___S.W.3d____ (Ky App. 2009) and ___S.W.3d____(Ky App. 2009) Husband appealed the trial court’s division of marital property, award of temporary maintenance, award of attorney…

• Temple v. Temple, Child Custody, Ky COA

  Temple v. Temple, ____S.W.3d____(Ky. App. 2009) Karen is the adopted daughter of Cheryl and Phillip. At the time of the adoption, Karen was classified as severely emotionally disturbed. When the parties divorced, Karen remained with…

• No To Be Published Ky COA Family Law Opinions This Week

  We are up-to-date in posting all Kentucky published family law opinions.

• No Ky S.Ct. To Be Published Family Law Opinions This Month; Review Granted In One

  The Kentucky Supreme Court accepted discretionary review of one unpublished family law case, Noe v. Artrip. The issues are whether a thrift saving plan withdrawal is income for child support calculation and whether a non-custodial,…

• Money v. Money, Ky COA, Modification of Marital Settlement Agreements

  Money v. Money, ____S.W.3d____ (Ky. App. 2009) Ex-Husband appealed from TC’s order assigning him additional marital debt subsequent to a marital settlement agreement (“MSA”), arguing that MSA was ambiguous and that TC erred by assigning…

• Snodgrass v. Snodgrass, Ky COA, CR60.02(f), Military Retired Pay

  Snodgrass v. Snodgrass, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2009) In divorce proceedings, the parties agreed on all issues, except for the division of husband’s military retirement. Husband served in the military for approximately 4 years…

• Two Published Ky COA Family Law Opinions Today

  Money v. Money. Investment account had margin debt but agreement allocated account to wife and provided that husband pay all debt except mortgage and two credit cards. In enforcing agreement court assigned margin debt to…

• Crowder V. Rearden, Ky COA, Civil Contempt

  Crowder v. Rearden, __ S.W.3d __ (Ky. App. 2009) This is a companion appeal to Rearden v. Rearden, No. 2006-CA-002362-MR. Kimberly Joy Crowder, formerly Rearden, appealed from two orders, in which the trial court found…

• Ky COA, Jail Sentence For Civil Contempt

  Crowder v. Rearden, decided last Friday, is still not on the minutes. We mention this because the link provided is to a scanned copy which will not automatically be updated. The Westlaw cite is 2009WL3231360.…

• Proposed Amanda Ross Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Kentucky)

  Here is the link to the pre-filed bill, BR251, relating to a global positioning monitoring system amendment to Kentucky’s domestic violence statute. It would also permit a petitioner to request that the respondent be prohibited…